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W. A. ANGLEMYER.

SHOCK SNUBBER. APFLICATlDN HL ED OCT. 20, I920.

Patented Feb. 7, 1922.

2 Wm -l 1 I I INVENTOR. WILL/A no A .ANGLEMYE ATTORNEY.

PATE

ennui). S A-ms A. monmfinn,

NT OFFICE.

F INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

p snack snomamt, 1,405,313. owiflwuonmemrsPuma. Patented Feb. "z, 1922 Application me October 20, 1920; Serial No. 418,229. l Taallw/wm it 'rnwy bo'ncern: used in connection with automobiles, Z the provision of. spring the cmnpressing extends 'tlii'ouigh pending the snubber l5 i fieatioin Be it known that I, W|nlAA1ni'A. Armenuruu, a oitizen of the United-Slates residing at Indianapolis, in the county of ariop mul'State ofllndiana, have-invented eeitai I new and useful 1m n'ovements in Shoe Snubbers, of which the following is a speci- This invention relates to shock snubbers and is designed' primarily for use in'eonneotion with automobiles and other vehicles, the prime feature of the invention being the members arranged in eonneeted between the axle the vehiiile sons to absorb, excess rebound or move-numt of the the housing for the so' constructed that it carries 7 of the springs. V A -further feature of-theinvention is the provision bl a'elevis like structure which the springs and housing and is connected at its upper end forensfrom tliefraine of the ahousing and and frame of ny jlfitflll of the vehicle, springs being vehicle,-

A further feature of the" invention is the provision of means for flexibly eonnerting the housing 'with the axle means being prov-idml for taking up the sleek in the flexible (mum-ting means.

A further fmiture of provision snnbber to the invention is the o1 liraelmtii for'eomieetiug: the

the 'lraI'ne of the veli iele innl also to the axles of theyehiele.

)ther objvrts and adval'itages will be hereforth and pointed out iii the ameoui'panyingsperilioatioul i l'n'tbe accompanyingdrawings which are made a part of this ")plivation, a Figure 1 is a side elevation of tln-l front end. of avehirlb lriiniesbou'ingz the front,

"spring in connection therewith and the snub- 'axle of a vehirle.

'ber applied tease, a

Figured is a vertieul transverse sectional view through the smihber on an enlarged seale, f

Figure 3 is a detail sectional \iru through vehicle showing the brag-hot suspending: the snubber therefrmn, and

l ignre 4 is a detail elevation showing-the Iimnner of attaching the snubber lo them-ear Referring mine drawings-in \rhu'h similar reference numerals designate rorrrspomll'ng-parts througho'utthe several news. l mdirntes a frame, surh as IS commonly forward axle of the automobile, and 3 aspring connecting the frame with the axle. ln mounting the the axle through the medium of the spring 3, said frame and parts carried thereby are subject to rebound which results in a. shock to the occupants of the vehicle, and in on 'der to practically eliminate these shocksn snubber construction 4 is -provided,whieh e'i'nnprises a substantially U-shaped member 5, the depending shaiilcs 6' of which are adapted to receive" coiled springs 7, said springsbeing retained in position on said shanks by means of a plate 8 whirh'extends from one shank to the other and through which the shanks extend, nuts 9 being threal'led onto the lower ends of the shanks for holding the plate in position thereon.

The springs "7 and parts of the shanks G are surrouiuled by a housing 10, the upper end ll, thereofv being closed Whilethe lower end is open, consequently the housin}; 10 will serve to compress the springs T when a strain or upward pull isdireeted against the U-shuped member Hui-rimmimg; the housing, H1 and preferably passing between the shanks (3 at, the upper end oi the housing is a loop 12, prelerebly oi: leather or similar subslanrr, and through the loweeend of said loop extem ls a strap 13, also preferably constructed oi leather, said strap preferably having a; huekle H "for swa -mg the ends of the strap'together. The lower end of t be rap llzlpesses through a ring 15, whirh ring, is eounerted witha l'n'avket 'H employed for serurii-ig the snub her to the i'orwaud axle}! of tll(-!-\Lhtll-, and as said axle isprrlerably. in t'hei'ornijoi an Lia-am the hraokel liiillul partsihereoi, bent around the lower portion of the Llwa'm and over hanginp the upper "edges thereof. This form of bracket is 'preferabl y l'UllStll\ .1lt ll by bending a flat piece of metal upon itself and then bending the ends of these overlapped portions around the parts of the Live-am. one station of the brunet being extended beyoinl the the ring; 15 extends, the ring being: held in the smilfl'l. by extending a bolt orpin 18 through the parts of the l'llQt-lliAi Ol'llliilQ: the sol-hot and between the ring and lhe edge of the axle V i The connioted end of her I is suspended the U-shapcfd menu rum a bracket '19 which frame of the rehirle on substantially i a Jment of'thefr a'ihel willlbe mvstantlytgken p g Q i-f." h f 23 are placed .apt to retard or eliminate longitmlinal 'nvqtingonv cm connects with the frame member 1, said and the axle thereof, and as the frame I bracket 19 also being preferably constructed descends nngler weight or ot henw ise the of u, fiat strip-pf, metal 'nfhjelrfds "benttto sjn' ligsjfirjiectgtqtake iipislaek .ni'thefstru-ps forinilreeye r three h which the" oril3, bin in tense of a very slight rebound of zontal portion of the -shaped int-1H 1r '5' the freme lvit will, betelien up by said 7 extends, one erm of the hraeketwxte th'ng spiiiigs h ncase of inn extreme rebound, over the top of the frame bar 1 and having however. the springs 23 will entirely close a hook 21 which interlocks with t-llkiilgexthmf tension will he direrte'd a ainst the of the frame member 1 while the opposite stronger spring 7, the Stre t of said hum of the bracket extends downwardly Springs be'ing-suflicient to priiiilicaily take along the outer fac of the member 1 am} npnmd1|bsorh=the-shock before it reaches is attached thereto in lily suitable manner, the body of the vehicle, and dnrin such h V 1, i rebound of the .frame"1the"stre *1 end" VVhen' weight is a'pplietl to, the firmnel loop 12 fwillhold -the honsihgfl 'a" einst there is more orlese sleek formed, in; the lwWartl'mot emeht b'eyoiid' 'i fii 'p Isucll strap -13owing to tlieyielding, n tu e f loop emits-trap eonse uently the cont nued the sprfn 3, n i d r t take up this npwerdmo-vement of taefreme 'l will draw slack and lceep the strap. nornmll. taut so l fl k h Q m 1:- thatany shock incident tothesudgeli' mo-ver l ivhfll gugh the housing und can Athe up by the snqbber a air of coilectsprm s J E S- r u 1 o v 'erouhd tlie shenksfi abov e, t e -In View ,of the sum licltyo'f' thls der'iee er d it flfg springs 7 agi ate-.24 itpcen be very cheap y 'manufaeturedfand separating" g; d -i g nd j d i d "readily epphed-to: use and muyfbemQtached lat 25 mg .b pIe ed above tlleispl' flgs to praetieelly ell mekes fa tomohiles by 9o 23; Th 'g -ngib f thgwrin 2 3 amusuch constructing suitablexbraekets for ettegeh ini that they will movetihe housling 10 upwardly tp l t i silllbbel the flflm an i toteke u any sleekthat; mayoeeurjn the f b fi'v h strap l3, ht as thee spr'ing hr 1i ihw- Hevmgtlms fully described m sa d in at i l than the ri g 7 th i] t ve nt on n'hat Lclalm as new and desire to act in an prono'uncde gt'e t as shock ah- Secure y fi fi u m sorbers. owever,"tliey 'wil ussnme shme ll$ pr y -9 portion of, the, shock and woulglspossihly ll p l flp 0f -F'l serve to tukenpentl essimilateehy Slight PIWgSWf. le s Strength tin n thecomprew shock. that might jeclir throng}; rebpund of on springs and in-the'same'exial alignment; the f'rame'l. a ogsing surrounding allof'said springs, In fa plying the shock snnbber th the ree said housing having one of its ends closed, axle of t hei ehicle'lihe brahetee' and phrts pendiu means xtendi e g e conne etinF-the straf' 1 eagle of se 5 i p istrg p t ll l'ouglrall ofsaldspnings, epa'rtition-plate phi e'gdqfirecfly gfligmf'fl -g g fl gg, as between soul; compressionamltake-u?)- h i Fjg rg igffihg'ih-gfgfiig d wi springs. means for connecting saulvsnspem this'view 'editfereiitf rhi of brnelfet 27 is mg meansto the frame fi'wv hiele, a lo p employed' for tee hing-"the nflhher to tlie connected rithsanthousing-and a strap eon;

frame l,- althflfljg"li "it willvhe clearly undernecting saulyhmp to theaxleof the" vehicle 0 w dih i; th a mg fb f, br gk'et m \ihel'eby when saidframe is e:i|me l-to re u$ed es shown in the other views; {A} bouml'saiql housing will cause Stlzltl springs theughit isprefeired toshspen'tl mean ng to,gompressanrl absorb-the shock incidentber m'proi'imityto the fable of the frame to silid reholmgl. 0 1, yet where spaee'permitsthe shubber'mey 2. In aishoek snublwt'icompression saplings. n a plane below the franje a housing surrounding- -Sklt| (-olrrpmssion 1. or-in feet may he positionedat any'suitsprings and'lmring one of its emls oloseil, a le point between the lnfnbliet on the part, a substantially U-shape1l member extending" 1 and the axle. The snnhbers 4' and the through therloseilendoflsniilhousing :invl parts employed for semii-ing them n th through said springs. means for retnsinim frame 1 and the vehicle axles are preferthe springs on said ho'uxing and for musing uhly disposed at an angle to a vertical line lhe spriuus to compress ,when' the U-slraped' through the axles so thatsnid smihhers will member is inovful upwardly. means for ruin of the U-sllapmi nwmhor to [swinging movement of the body of'the the frame of :1 vehicle. a, loop surroundingwhirle above the axles. and if vii-sired er-1: said housing. a strap ('l|llll('l't(ll \\llill"Hill('l snnhlwr may be arranged to exert m-iion in loop. and means for connecting the strap to o position to the other snuhber. the ax e ulia vvhjrie wherein when the frame mlenorllinnry circumstances the snub of' the vehicle rehouniis the U shhpeil nil-n1 hers floilt between the frameoftlw vehicle her will move lenglinviee,lhruugh the ltl'l "I her, a strap for connecting the loop with the in said strap, and a plate at t ing and compress the springs within the shanks of the U-shaped member extend, said ousing. ousing enclosing said springs, means for 3. In a shock snubber, a substantially U- anchoring the U-shaped memberto the frame shaped member, means for suspending said portion of a vehiele, a loop extending lengthmember from the frame of a vehicle, springs Wise of said housing and assin between surrounding the shanks of the U-shaped the shanks of the U-shape mm 1' a he member, a housing surrounding said springs closed end of the housing a strap passing and having a closed end through which the through said loop at the ower end of the shanks of the U-shaped member extend, a ousing and securing the housing to the axle loop surrounding said housing and passing of the vehicle, sprin between the closed between the shanks of the U-shaped memend of the housing ad afpted to lprevent; slack axle of the vehicle, and means in said housof the shock absorbing springs. ing between the closed end of the housin In witness whereof, I have hereunto set and said springs for taking up slack in said my hand and seal at Indiana lis,-Indiana, strap. this 12th day of October, D. nineteen I 4. Ian a shack inubber, a sllilbsltantiallly lKU- hundred and twe ty. s iape mem er avin para em s an s, m

shock absorbing sprin gs surroun ing said f m [LE-1 shanks, plates carried by the shanks at op- Witnesses: posite ends of said springs, a housing hav- CAREY SJ Fan: mg its upper end closed through which the e upper end 

